Our Place in Book World and Global Literacy Trends
The piece surveys 1921 census figures showing Britain’s population at 64 778 986 and the U.S. at 105 683 108, noting literacy leadership and prospects to become major English language book distributors. It cites charity from Romanian village children, Tristan da Cunha missionaries, Jewish farming growth, and a Newport jury misstep highlighting jury misunderstandings in civil terms.
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Caipite
United States
Scientifc
Town of Maynard notices on applications and deadlines
The Town of Maynard requires all applications and complete materials to be presented at the designated time or sent by letter to the secretary of the board. Prank Blake serves as Chairman with Edwin Carlton and Charles B. Keone as officers.
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Blake
Edwin Carlton
Charles B. Keone
Concord, Maynard & Hudson Street Railway CO
Daniel P. Abercrombie
Fareretin
Department of Public Utilities
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Sach Town
Gonzord, Maynard & ‘Hudson Street Railway Company
Boston
Suffolk
Concord
Maynary & Hudson Street Railway Company
John H. Flynn
Clark
Sudbury
Mass
Middlesex County Commissioners
Maynard-Sudbury
Sudbury Road
Thomas F. O'Neill
Middlesex
County of
Cambridge
Maryr A.gDr
Sala County
Wald
View
Sudbury Enterprise
Concord Enterprise
Ralph N. Smith
Three-Electrode Vacuum Tube and Grid Control
The article explains how grid position and mesh size in a three-electrode vacuum tube affect plate current. It discusses amplification factor K, grid bias effects, detector use, and the need for a CO battery to maintain symmetric current response for radio signal detection.
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BYU
Big Ships Radio Aboard Paris and Lafayette
Radioequipment on the Paris and Lafayette includes a five kilowatt tube transmitter with 2000 to 9000 meter range and a five kilowatt motor-generator set. Four rectifying and four oscillatory tubes rely on plate and low voltage currents. Both ships feature a radio goniometer, acting as a radio compass, and Paris messages have traveled 3400 kilometers.
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Paris
Lafayette
Radiophone Experiments In Elephant Training At Hippodrome
George Power famed elephant trainer will test radiophone aid at the Hippodrome New York to see if his elephants can follow commands on stage without the trainer present.
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Hippodrome
New York City
George Power
Bell Will Not Tire Of Listening In At Seventy Five
Professor Bell a radio fan removes his own telephone from his home finding it a source of annoyance. Alexander Graham Bell, now seventy five, is said to never tire of listening in and experimenting with the new device. Friends note there are few more ardent enthusiasts.
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Professor Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
Bell
Radio Donts For Oscillation In Regenerative Receivers
Guidance on tuning grids and tickler circuits for stable oscillation. Avoid mismatched L to C ratios and detuning by plate changes. Do not use high impedance tubes in low impedance circuits. Test multiple detectors and prefer soft gas tubes as detectors and hard tubes as oscillators. Do not moisture through coils with shellac varnish.
Howdy Folks Describe Birds and Poems About Robins
A concise note observes robins as highly sensible birds while noting poets write verses to them and birds fill up on fishworms.
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Howdy
Folks Robins
Women and World Saving Proposals Stir Mixed Reactions
A fragmented dialogue notes gender role debates with Lady Astor as a catalyst. Observations about men and women’s influence mix irony and humor as conversations meander through engineering, telephony, and trains. The piece reflects playful social commentary in a dated vernacular.
Cedar chest warns against clothes moths in comic note
A whimsical bulletin promotes cedar wood as a moth deterrent noting sesquiterpene cedrene as the active component. The text puns on moth intelligence and mentions the sciencey term while weaving playful dialogue about moths and a winter overcoat.
Clever riddle on facial muscles and expressions
A playful quip questions who first computed the facial muscle counts for frowning and smiling. It notes sixty five muscles needed for a frown and eighteen for a smile, while mocking the wasted effort of twenty six unnecessary muscles.
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Somebdy
Jumbled Snippets From a Fractured Page
A garbled newspaper fragment mentions a boy claiming work at a smithy shoeing “fies” and jokes about lawyers and the afterlife. Vague lines reference Conan Doyle and a brewer, with scattered odd phrases about overshoes, flower beds, and a golf course.
Jaques Little Wonder Capsules Promote Quick Digestive Relief
Walter Furmin of Richfield Spmes New York testifies to relief from indigestion dyspepsia and bloating after using Jaques Little Wonder Capsules. He notes improvements after one night and continued benefit with one capsule after meals. A brother-in-law also found relief within minutes from two capsules. The ad offers the product for 60 cents or 62 cents by mail with a money back guarantee of satisfaction.
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Walter Furmin
Richfield Spmes
N. Y
Bette
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